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Oh no, Andrea... I met her in London, helped her prepare for her two pilgrimages and met her lovely son. She had a traumatic start to her first pilgrimage but was so buoyed up by finishing it despite these setbacks that she was determined to do it again. I last saw her earlier this year and she...
You could try walking from Bayonne to St Sebastien, flying into Biarritz on one of those super-early-morning flights, then taking the train to Bayonne. First visit the cathedral, where you are likely to find a warm pilgrim welcome and a map of your route out of the city, then walk on to St Jean...
I've often walked until 9 and later on various caminos, though usually unintentionally I might add. On the more popular routes it can be a rare opportunity for solitude and engagement with one's surroundings. Unless staying in a hotel and paying up in advance you may not be sure of accommodation...
Today I walked from London to Rochester - Dickens' famous night walk, but in reverse! It's the two-year anniversary of the start of my walk to Santiago from my own front door, so I retraced my first day's steps. The luxury of doing it without a heavy backpack, and simply taking the train home at...
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